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Certitude, considered as a mental state, denotes simply the strength of our conviction or belief, as distinguished from doubt or mere opinion; but, considered as an objective reality, it denotes the ground or reason existing in the nature of things for the convictions which we cherish.

And now, over the ten feet of space, captive and captor surveyed one another with that narrowing of the eyes which denotes tension and warns of danger. "I reckon I was too quick for you, Texas," said Webster, with a gentleness that fell too softly to be genuine. Rankin gazed dolefully at his empty holster. The skin tensed over his teeth in a grinning sneer.

Aur-an is the health or wellbeing of a man; Glauran, the wellbeing of the state, the good of the community; and a word constantly in ther mouths is A-glauran, which denotes their political creed viz., that "the first principle of a community is the good of all." Aub is invention; Sila, a tone in music.

The romantic influence of the scenery of the whole district is told with much vigour and sweetness in the introduction to the third canto of Marmion. Little is known of the schooldom of Scott, that denotes anything like precocious talent. It is, however better ascertained that his early rambles amidst the Tweed scenery retarded his educational pursuits.

The words agent and factor both signify a deputy, a substitute, or a person acting for another; but agent seems to be the more comprehensive term, being applied to one who is intrusted by another with any kind of business; factor more properly denotes an agent employed by merchants residing in other places to buy and sell, and transact certain other business on their account.

A man with a mole on the left side of the upper lip rarely marries, and such a mole in the case of a woman denotes suffering. On the right side of the upper-lip a mole promises great good fortune to both sexes. Her Own Eyes Good Enough for Him A little Scotch boy's grandmother was packing his luncheon for him to take to school one morning.

If flying the pirate flag it denotes translation to another land, death. The land indicated may be the spiritual world itself, in which case the death will be natural; but if it should be a foreign country, then death will take place there by some unlooked-for disaster.

The mind develops more rapidly even than the body; her brain is more active and quicker; subjects that once were dull and dry have unwonted interest; lessons are more easily learned; the eyes sparkle with intelligence, indicating increased mental power; her manner denotes the consciousness of new power; toys of childhood are laid away; womanly thoughts and pursuits fill her mind; budding childhood has become blooming womanhood.

I am a 'Person. In this place that is all I am. It is my name. It denotes my characteristics. Your titles have been mentioned to me. The ceremony is over," and, with a little nod, she returned to her hammock. "Now," said the Man of the Sea, "who could prune away conventionalities better than that?"

For the rest, his general appearance was distinguished by a refinement alike intellectual and social. Once seen, you would not easily forget him; and the reader, no doubt, already recognizes Randal Leslie. His salutation, as I before said, was that of intimate familiarity; yet it was given and replied to with that unreserved openness which denotes the absence of a more tender sentiment.